질병관리청에 따르면 최근 4주 동안 코로나19 입원환자 수가 3.5배 증가했으며, 이중 65세 이상이 전체 입원환자 수의 64.9%를 차지하였다. 특히 오미크론에서 파생된 변이바이러스인 ‘KP.3’의 비중(39.8%)이 높은데, ‘KP.3’ 바이러스는 전세계적인 증가 추세(5월5주: 24.4% → 6월3주: 40.3%)로 면역을 회피하는 힘이 강하나 현재까지 전파력이나 중증도는 높지 않은 것으로 확인된다.
또한, 지난달부터 미국과 일본을 중심으로 코로나19 감염이 유행하고 있으며, 올림픽이 열리고 있는 프랑스에서도 확진자가 급증하고 있어, 올림픽 이후와 해외 여행자들의 입국 이후 우리나라도 확진자가 증가할 것으로 예상된다.
이에 창원시는 학교, 병·의원 등에 감염병 예방수칙을 적극 홍보하는 등, 지속적으로 관내 감염병 발생 동향을 감시하고 있다. 특히 요양원과 같은 감염 취약 시설에는 방역관리자를 지정하여 감염병 관리 및 확산 방지, 호흡기 감염병 예방수칙 준수 등을 통해 코로나19 대응에 철저한 대비를 기하고 있다.
정혜정 창원보건소장은 “휴가철을 맞아 해외여행 등 이동이 잦고 다수가 많이 모이는 곳에서는 손 씻기, 기침 예절 등 감염 예방수칙을 준수하고 의심 증상이 나타나면 신속하게 의료기관에 방문할 것”을 당부했다.
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Changwon Public Health Center urges prevention of ‘increase in confirmed coronavirus cases’
Confirmed cases surge in France, host of the Olympics
On the 30th, the Changwon Public Health Center in Changwon Special City urged the importance of practicing preventive rules such as hand washing, cough etiquette, and indoor ventilation as respiratory infectious diseases such as COVID-19 have recently increased.
According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, the number of COVID-19 hospitalized patients has increased 3.5 times over the past four weeks, and among them, people over 65 years old accounted for 64.9% of the total number of hospitalized patients. In particular, the proportion of 'KP.3', a mutant virus derived from Omicron, is high (39.8%), and the 'KP.3' virus is increasing worldwide (5th week of May: 24.4% → 3rd week of June: 40.3%) ), it has a strong ability to evade immunity, but it has been confirmed that the transmission power or severity is not high so far.
In addition, COVID-19 infections have been trending in the United States and Japan since last month, and the number of confirmed cases is rapidly increasing in France, where the Olympics are being held. It is expected that the number of confirmed cases in Korea will also increase after the Olympics and after the entry of overseas travelers.
Accordingly, Changwon City is continuously monitoring trends in the occurrence of infectious diseases within the city, including actively promoting infectious disease prevention rules in schools, hospitals, and clinics. In particular, quarantine managers are assigned to facilities vulnerable to infection, such as nursing homes, and thorough preparations are being made to respond to COVID-19 by managing and preventing the spread of infectious diseases and complying with respiratory infectious disease prevention rules.
Jeong Hye-jeong, director of the Changwon Public Health Center, said, “During the holiday season, when traveling abroad or in places where people travel frequently and where many people gather, follow infection prevention rules such as hand washing and cough etiquette, and quickly visit a medical institution if suspicious symptoms appear.” <저작권자 ⓒ 브레이크뉴스경남 무단전재 및 재배포 금지>
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